Annals of Thoracic Medicine. 2009; 4 (4): 208-210
in English
| IMEMR
| ID: emr-99941
ABSTRACT
To evaluate the role of smoking as a risk factor for the development of pulmonary tuberculosis. A total of 111 sputum smear-positive patients of pulmonary tuberculosis and 333 controls matched for age and sex were interviewed according to a predesigned questionnaire. The adjusted odd ratio of the association between tobacco smoking and pulmonary tuberculosis was 3.8 [95% confidence interval, 2.0 to 7.0; P value, <.0001]. A positive relationship between pack years, body mass index and socioeconomic class was also observed. There is a positive association between tobacco smoking and pulmonary tuberculosis
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IMEMR (Eastern Mediterranean)
Main subject:
Tuberculosis, Pulmonary
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Smoking
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Case-Control Studies
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Surveys and Questionnaires
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Risk Factors
Limits:
Humans
Language:
English
Journal:
Ann. Thorac. Med.
Year:
2009
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